Nick Thayer - "Empire State of Mind remix"

Empire State Of Mind (Nick Thayer Remix) by Nick Thayer

Man, feeling this track so much right now! I was never that keen on the original, thought it was cool but got so fuckin' played out so quickly. I mean you couldn't walk in ANYWHERE, be it a restaurant, bar, club, whatever, and not hear this song within five minutes. At least that's what it felt like.

Anyways, what I'm slowly coming to terms with is that while I will probably always loathe and despise pop music, I have a real soft spot for cheesy pop songs remixed with an electronic beat. It could be a drum'n'bass beat like this, dubstep, electro-house, whatever - the remix ALWAYS beats the original IMHO. I put a couple other really good examples I've been digging below. Datsik put out a sick dubstep version of M83's "We Own The Sky", not even a pop song really but either way enhances the original. Then there's a drum and bass version of Snow Patrol "Open Your Eyes" - never liked music like Snow Patrol but this remix is uplifting and beautiful to me. What do you think?